Feeder for thrashing-machines



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EEEDEE EOE TEEESHING MAGEINES. No, 315,764. Patented Apr. 14, 1885.

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FEEDER POR TH'RASHING MACHINES.

No. 315,764. Patented Apr. 14, 1885.

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WTNESSES t ATTORNEY (f UNITED STATES PATENT OrEicEo DAVID H. GOOD, OF`OANADA, KANSAS.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 315,764, dated April14, 1835.

Application and November e5, 1584. (No man.)

To a/ZZ wwm it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DAVID H. GOOD, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Canada, in the county of Marion and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Feeders forThrashing-Machines; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description oi' the invention, which will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which forni apart of this specification, and in which- Figure l is a perspective viewof my improved feeding attachment for thrashing-Ina chines, showing thesame in position for operation. Fig. 2 is atop or' plan view of thesame. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view taken on thelinea; x in Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken ontheline g/ y in Fig. 3 0i' the drawings.V

The same letters refer to the same parts in all the figures.

This invention relates to feeders or feed mechanism forthrashingmachines, and it has for its object to provide a device of thisclass which shall possess superior advantages in point of simplicity,durability, and general eiciency.

Vith these ends in view the invention consists in the improvedconstruction and arrangement of parts, which will be hereinafter fullydescribed, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings hereto annexed, A designates the base or bottom board ofmy irnproved attachment. which consists of an inclined board, the sidesof which are provided with flanges B B, which are to be suitablyattached to a thrashing-machine in such a position that the said bottomboard shall occupy the position usually occupied by the feedboard of themachine. The lower or rear ends of the side flanges, B B, are providedwith bearings for a transverse shaft, C, and bearings or recesses areprovided between the bottorn board, A, and iianges B B at the upper orouter ends of the latter for apair of screwthreaded rods, D D, arrangedto slide longitudinally in the said bearings, and the projecting forwardends of which are provided with boxes for another transverse shaft, E.The said screw-threaded rods D D are provided with nuts F F, bearingagainst the outer ends of the attachment, and which, when tightened,will serve to tighten or stretch an endless apron or carrier, G, whichis stretched upon cylindrical rollers H H upon the shafts C and E.

The sides or flanges of the device are provided near their rear endswith suitable boxes or bearings for a transverse shaft, I, provided witha cylinder, J, the periphery of which is provided with several sets orseries of teeth or fingers, K K,extending radially and curved in arearward direction at their outer ends, as shown at L L, while the saidrows or sets are arranged diagonally across the face ofthe cylinder.This constitutes what may be termed the feed-cylinder of the device,which, in conjunction with the traveling apron or carrier G, serves toconvey the grain deposited upon the latter to the cylinder of thethrashing-machine to which the' device is attached. The said cylinder isgeared, as shown, to revolve in the direction opposite to that of thetravel of the endless apron G-that is to say, so that the adjacentportions ofthe roller and apron move in the same direction, but with theroller traveling at a lower velocity, so that it acts to retard and eventhe grain upon the apron, while at the same time aiding to conduct itforward, which is not the case with a vibrating or stationary toothedbar or a toothed roller with its lower face moving backwards from thecylinder. These simply retard the grain and spread it without aiding thefeed.

To the sides or side flanges of the feeder are attached brackets M M,the rear ends of 9o which extend outwardly, and are connected bysegmental or semicircular arms N N, the outer one of which is placedupon a lower level than the inner one, and which together forni a trackupon which a conveying device is adjustable, which serves to convey thegrain from a stack or a series of stacks to the feeding device proper.This conveying device, which in the drawings hereto annexed isdesignated by letter O, will be made the subject of a sep- IOO arateapplication for Letters Patent. One of thebracketsMis extendeddownwardly and forwardly and provided with a spindle or j ournal, I),upon which is mounted an idle wheel or pulley, Q,from whencea belt orchain, R, passes, as shown in the drawings, over pulleys upon the shaftsC and I, which are designated, respectively, by S and T, and which areso proportioned that the ends of the teeth upon the cylinder .I of shaftI shall travel ata speed slightly' less than than that of the apron G,thereby avoiding the choking of the grain upon the latter.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawingshereto annexed, the operation and advantages of this invention will bereadily understood. The construction is simple and inexpensive. Thedevice is capable of being applied to a thrashing-machine of anyordinary construction, and While it will feed in a perfect manner grainthat has been tied into sheaves or bundles, it will be found equallyefficient for the purpose of feeding what is known as header stuffwithout danger of misfeed or choking, likewise wet or tangled grain.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 'for the purpose set forth.

2. The combination, with thrashing-machines, the frame, and means,substantially as described,'for carrying the grain tothe cylinder, ofbrackets secured to the sides of the frame and connected by segmental orsemicircular arms adaptedpto form a track for an adjustable conveyer, bymeans of which grain may be conveyed from a stack or series of stacks tothe feeder, substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth. l

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereuntoaffixed my vsignature in presence of two witnesses.

DAVID H. GOOD. Witnesses:

WM. BAGGER. CHAs. PHILIPBAR.

